Lung Cancer Posts on Medivizor

Hearing this refrain, “I’m fine, I’m fine, really, I’m fine” at the end of a telephone line from a dear family member who had cancer nearly drove me crazy. I knew that she wasn’t fine.
Reflecting back, I realize that I may have been asking the wrong question or saying the wrong things. It is tough to know what to say...

“A second opinion is when a doctor other than your regular doctor gives you his or her view about your health problem and how to treat it.” Definition on Medicare.gov
In 2011, Susan [name changed to protect her identity] found a lump in her right breast. She went to one of the two nearby university medical centers. At facility A, the surgeon told her...

Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality.
~Jonas Salk
Hope Filled Update
In 2014, Emily Bennett Taylor’s story was featured in November in the post Hope, Mice and Lung Cancer.
At 28, the former college athlete was about to celebrate her second wedding anniversary when she learned that she...

Awareness Ribbons
What does white symbolize? It depends on where you live. In some countries, white is the color of purity, in others; it is the color of mourning.
In November in the US, white is the color for the lung cancer awareness ribbon. As an awareness color, it represents a characteristic of lung cancer; lung cancer symptoms often go...

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Lungevity, a non-profit devoted to education and research on lung cancer, provided this infographic to provide some basics on the incidence and prevalence of lung cancer. The organization also supports lung cancer survivors. Thank you Lungevity for sharing this...

A cancer diagnosis is overwhelming. So is the prospect of telling your children about a cancer diagnosis.
Social media makes it possible for parents to share strategies and provide guidance to others facing this challenge. Here are some insights.
Insight 1: Tell Your Children the News
Parents protect. The natural inclination is to keep diagnoses of...

What’s ASCO? Why should I care?
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is an organisation representing physicians who specialise in the care and treatment of cancer patients. Approximately 30,000 visitors from around the world gather each year for the ASCO Annual Meeting to discuss recent advancements in the treatment of cancer. Visitors include...

Called the “Emperor of All Maladies.” there’s little doubt that a cancer diagnosis throws life completely out of control. Unfortunately, this chaos creates vulnerabilities that can and have been exploited. It is tempting to believe the idea that if you control your thoughts and make them positive, you can control cancer. However...

What’s Wrong With Me?
“The therapist thought a ‘nose job’ would improve my self-esteem,” Amanda Greene remembers. He could never have guessed that the suggestion of surgery would finally result in a diagnosis of the cluster of strange symptoms that she was experiencing. At 15, Amanda bruised easily and was constantly tired. “After school,...

When Karen Jagoda asked Tal Givoly to explain Medivizor to the audience of “The Empowered Patient” radio program and podcast, accepting was a no-brainer. He told her, “I love the name of your program…as you will see…that is what we [at Medivizor] are trying to create.”
Listen and learn more. Here’s the...

The world is flat guys, Twitter is awesome! #doctors20
— Ángel González (@angel189) February 2, 2015
Worldwide Conversation
Only on Twitter can people around the world chat with each other in real-time about an issue that impacts so many. Monday February 2nd, a group of 114 people from places as different as South Africa, Belgium, Australia,...

The Cancer Research Institute has created an infographic to explain cancer immunotherapy.
Cancer immunotherapy is an incredible resource to treat cancer. Essentially, the immune system is activated and its ability to remove specific cancer cells is re-enabled. The infographic below explains the components of the immune system that are...